Posted
9:24 AM
by Gene

We have not commented on
Elisabeth Schwarzkopf's death out of our sheer total ignorance; but
Terry Teachout has, and on these eulogistic matters he is usually right. To sum up, she was a great singer (although the opera geeks disagree as to what extent), and "a great beauty" (undeniable). She was also a Nazi.
I do have the
Rosenkavalier in my CD library but haven't gotten to it as it's almost four hours and I'm glued to the computer. One of these days....